Black & White Invitational
Image City Photography Gallery
722 University Ave.
Feb 6, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Beyond Color: Seven Perspectives in Black & White

In its second exhibit of the year, Image City Photography Gallery presents the work of seven exceptional photographers working exclusively in black and white, each bringing a distinct voice to this timeless medium. Together, these images demonstrate how the absence of color sharpens attention to light, shadow, form, and emotional nuance.

The exhibition moves fluidly between landscape, portraiture, still life, and architectural studies. Natural scenes emphasize geology, growth, and the passage of time, where layered textures and tonal shifts create depth and quiet drama. Other works turn inward, using the human figure and personal objects to convey vulnerability, memory, and introspection through gesture and subtle lighting.

Graphic compositions and architectural imagery rely on strong perspective, repetition, and contrast to establish visual tension and balance. In these photographs, structure becomes narrative, and space itself carries meaning. Across all seven bodies of work, black and white serves not as a limitation, but as a clarifying force—distilling each subject to its essential elements.

The selected photographs invite viewers to slow down and engage more deeply, rewarding careful looking with nuance and emotional resonance. This exhibition affirms the enduring power of black and white photography to transform familiar subjects into expressive, timeless visual statements.

Black & White Photographers: Lisa Enterline, Olena Kondrashova, Tom Kredo, Pat Luke, Regina Muscarella, Ron Shapiro, John Solberg
In the Neuberger Gallery: Don Menges
Visiting Artist: Steve Dent
Select Photographs by Camera Rochester Photographers: Laurie Knapp and David Kotok
Gallery Partners: Dick Bennett, Marie Costanza, Reggie Greene, Steve Levinson, Gerry Iuppa, Nicholas Jospe, Gil Maker, Don Menges, Luann Pero, and Sheridan Vincent.

There is no admission fee, and the Gallery is accessible to everyone.

Image: Lisa Enterline – Soar